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Showing 39713980 of 37768 articles for Art. Loi 89-462 du 6-7-1989

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-6

The consumer may not be deprived of the protection mentioned in Section 7 of Chapter IV of Title III of this Book, including where the applicable law is that of a third country, provided that:-for con…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: National metrology and testing laboratory

Article R823-7

…laboratory of certificates of qualification;4° The budget and, where appropriate, amending budgets during the year;5° The accounts for each financial year and the allocation of results; 6° Borrowings…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-6

…ons of Chapter I, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1 A

…rticle to contact persons likely to be the perpetrators, accomplices or parties involved in the fraudulent commission of these offences;3° Extract, acquire or retain evidence and data on persons likel…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5313-7

…ory measures taken for its application falling within the remit of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé defined in Article L. 5311-1, the Agency's inspectors have ac…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R430-7

The decisions referred to in Article L. 430-5 shall be notified to the author or authors of the notification of the concentration referred to in Article L. 430-3, as well as to the Minister responsibl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article R625-7

The appeals provided for in article L. 625-6 are exercised within one month.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-7

The share capital of an industrial property consultancy mentioned in Article L. 422-7 (b) may, in accordance with Article L. 423-2 (e), be only 25% owned by an industrial property attorney, provided t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-6

…to ensure the prevention, investigation and detection of payment fraud. The communication to individuals of information on the processing of personal data and the processing of such personal data, as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L946-7

In article L. 625-2, the words: "referred to in article L. 432-7 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "with regard to information of a confidential nature and given as such".

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